Watermelons?

I am on my lanai this morning thinking about of all things, watermelons. I am probably thinking about food , since all I can eat is soft food, while I recuperate from this oral surgery. I have quite a bit of sutures in my mouth.  My lower jaw is all swollen, looking like I had been in a boxing match. It is weird, yesterday morning I had very little swelling, but that changed as the evening wore on. To take my mind off of the discomfort I sit back and relax.

My mind begins to wonder.  I am thinking about my childhood days. So sit awhile and let me tell you:

I remember as a child about 9 years old. A few of my girlfriends and I were walking home.  We saw this vacant lot with weeds growing about 2 feet high.  We were walking across it and spotted full grown watermelons. This is July - WOW- we struck it rich! We each grabbed a watermelon and continued walking home. The melons were quite big and we sat down a couple of times to rest, making sure that we didn't drop our watermelons.
Finally, we made it to my house. Other kids were asking, how we each came across the watermelons. We told them. About 4 other kids went to get them too.  Everyone ended up at my house. When my parents came home from work, we showed them what we found growing wild. Mom had purchased a bushel of corn so we all had corn on the cob and watermelon. How wonderful we all felt until the next day, when we found out the melons were not growing wild, but someone had planted the seeds .
Word spread about the watermelons  and a man came to our home. I explained to him that I was the one that suggested we each take one home, that it appeared as if they were growing wild. I apologized stating that I was sorry. He stated that he was grateful that I was honest with him. He said that he had planted the seeds, but never expected them to grow in that soil. He was wrong in not taking care of the land and that he was glad that we were able to enjoy them or they would have rotted. 
Mom asked me what I had learned from this. I stated that if something is growing that I should not pick it or take it,  unless I planted it myself.  We had to go to the field that weekend and  help clean up that lot. Although I was taught a lesson, I can honestly say, they were the Best watermelons that we ate that year.

 Have a joyful day!